Farewell 2008, AKA Facebook isn’t working

The next few days I’m sitting out the remainder of a month long stint in my home town, Hobart. Today I got back from Bruny Island, where I grew up, having spent the best part of a week there with my family sampling the delights of Cloudy Bay Lagoon. Thanks to William’s culinary skillz, fresh [...]

Pownced, part II

There is a bit more to say about the Pownce closure. Reading the full story here, the acquisition of Values of n means it’s also the end for I Want Sandy, a productivity app I have previously mentioned with some derision. For me, the retro gender typing of this latter platform typified the mindset of [...]

Blowing bubbles?

Pownce to melgregg Dec 2 We are sad to announce that Pownce is shutting down on December 15, 2008. As of today, Pownce will no longer be accepting new users or new pro accounts. To help with your transition, we have built an export tool so you can save your content. You can find the [...]

Border as method

Notes from the “Precarious Employment, Differential Inclusion and the Proliferation of Borders” seminar featuring Brett Neilson, Sandro Mezzadra and Rutvica Andrijasevic at University of Western Sydney, November 13, 2008. People seem to like notes, and blogging them helps me remember some of the ideas I’ve been hearing lately. Below is a bunch of thoughts I [...]